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Core Counselor Education Resources
- APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowCovers 1887-. Provides access to the international literature in psychology and related behavioral and social sciences, including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, and linguistics. Indexes journals, as well as books, technical reports, dissertations, and other materials.
- Psychiatry Online This link opens in a new windowProvides an online library of books and journals on psychiatric practice. Includes reference works such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual).
- DSM Library This link opens in a new windowOffers the full text of the DSM 5th edition revised, a comprehensive reference source for clinical practitioners, as well as the Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, DSM-5 Clinical Cases, Handbook on the Cultural Formulation Interview, and the Guía de consulta de los criterios diagnósticos del DSM-5.
- ERIC (Ebsco) This link opens in a new windowCovers: 1966-. Complete database on educational materials from the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). ERIC indexes two different kinds of publication: journal articles and ERIC Documents or reports.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowCovers: mostly 1990s- with some content back to the 19th century. A general research database that includes both popular magazines and scholarly journals. Offers academic and trade journals, popular magazines as well as some books, reports, and websites. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for some journals.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowOffering scholarly journal and magazine articles, newspapers, and other types of publications, ProQuest Central brings together 30 of ProQuest's most highly used databases. Includes scholarly journal articles, newspapers and trade magazines, books, and books.
- Mental Measurements Yearbook This link opens in a new windowCovers: Yearbooks 9 through present. Produced by the Buros Institute, Mental Measurements Yearbook contains full-text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks.
- Ebook Central This link opens in a new windowOffers full-text electronic books in three categories:
those purchased by your UA librarians,
subscribed titles from the large Academic Complete collection,
and subscribed titles from the Arkansas State Library Traveler program, including College Complete, Schools and Educators Complete, and Public Library Complete. - Ebsco eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowA collection of full-text electronic books purchased by the University Libraries.
- WorldCat Discovery This link opens in a new windowDescribes items published since about 1000 and owned by libraries around the world. Types of publications include: books, journals, maps, slides, computer data files, magazines, musical scores, sound recordings, computer programs, manuscripts, newspapers, videotapes, bibliographies, master's theses, doctoral dissertations, and software. Items not held by the University Libraries may often be requested on ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan).
- WorldCat.org This link opens in a new windowWorldCat.org is open to all to use.
Describes items published since about 1000 and owned by libraries around the world. Types of publications include: books, journals, maps, slides, computer data files, magazines, musical scores, sound recordings, computer programs, manuscripts, newspapers, videotapes, bibliographies, master's theses, doctoral dissertations, and software. Items not held by the University Libraries may often be requested on ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan). - Google Books This link opens in a new windowA growing collection of records for both recent and long out-of-print titles. Because a search may retrieve results from the full-text of many books, Google Books is most useful in helping you to identify titles of interest in your research. A number of popular magazines and government documents have also been added to the Google Books service.
- EThOS: Electronic Theses Online Service This link opens in a new windowCovers: 1970s- with some earlier documents. A cooperative project of the British Library, higher education institutions in Britain, and the Center for Research Libraries, EThOS serves as a gateway to theses written in the UK. Record date back to the 17th century, and a growing number of theses have been digitized for immediate delivery via the web.
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new windowCovers: 1861- with comprehensive full text from 1997-. Provides citations to and full text of millions of works. It includes citations dissertations and theses back to the 18th century and full text for dissertations and theses from the 1990s to the present. See the More info link for exact coverage of UofA theses and dissertations in this database.
Dissertations that are not available for free download online can be borrowed free of charge via Interlibrary Loan. - Foreign Doctoral Dissertations (Center for Research Libraries) This link opens in a new windowCovers: 1900- .Search the CRL (Center for Research Libraries) collection of foreign theses and dissertations. CRL is a cooperative collection of esoteric materials. Because the LIbraries are CRL members you may borrow materials on Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).Search by author, translated title, institution, country, year, or subject keyword. The University of Arkansas is a member of CRL and researchers can borrow these materials via Interlibrary Loan.
Certification and Ethics
- Arkansas State Board of ExaminersDetails on licensing regulations and rules in Arkansas, steps to obtain a license, ethics, a calendar of events, and continuing education opportunities
Professional Associations
- American Counseling AssociationOffers resources for students, practitioners, and educators, such as a list of practicing counselors, job postings, and the current ACA ethical guidelines
- American Mental Health Counselors AssociationIncludes information on conferences and professional development. The organization has a goal of working toward recognition for mental health counselors under Medicare and better treatment of mental health counselors currently recognized by other federal programs and private health care insurance plans.
- American School Counselor AssociationProvides professional development, resources, publications, and ethical guidelines for school counselors
- Association for Play TherapyThe Association for Play Therapy (APT) is a national professional society established in 1982 to foster contact among mental health professionals interested in exploring and, when developmentally appropriate, applying the therapeutic power of play to communicate with and treat clients, particularly children.
Testing Resources
- ETSThe Test Collection at ETS is a database of more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices, most of which were created by authors outside ETS. It makes information on standardized tests and research instruments available to researchers, graduate students and teachers. With information about tests from the early 1900s to the present, the Test Collection at ETS is the largest compilation of such materials in the world.
- Mental Measurements Yearbook This link opens in a new windowCovers: Yearbooks 9 through present. Produced by the Buros Institute, Mental Measurements Yearbook contains full-text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks.